Mécheria is a city situated in Naâma Province, Algeria in the Atlas mountains, capital of Mécheria District, known for its cold winter and livestock life.
Current President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune was born here in 1945.
Transport
Air
Mécheria Airport is a military airport in Mécheria.
Railway
Mecheria is served by a narrow gauge railway from Mohammadia, however, replacing it with a standard gauge line has been proposed.
Climate
In Mecheria, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWk. The average annual temperature in Mecheria is . About of precipitation falls annually.
On 28 January 2005, Mécheria recorded a temperature of , which is the lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Algeria.